It was a tough first season in Milwaukee for Hoskins but he did start to turn things around down the stretch. Hoskins put up a .293 average with a .994 OPS over his final 14 games of the season, including three doubles, three dingers, and 11 RBI. THe also gets a pretty good matchup in Game 2, going against Mets left-hander Sean Manaea. Manaea has been a slightly above-average pitcher this season, ranking in the 58th percentile in xERA. While Hoskins has two home runs in six career at-bats against Manaea. That’s good for a .282 xBA and a .928 xSLG. With teammates Brice Turang and William Contreras also having good numbers vs. Manaea I like the odds Hoskins comes up with runners on and drives on in.
Andrew CaleyPicked 3 hrs, 3 min ago.
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Today’s pitching matchup doesn’t inspire faith in the Under. The Brewers turn to Frankie Montas, who was acquired at the trade deadline from the Cincinnati Reds. Montas has been better in Milwaukee but still posted a 4.55 ERA in 11 starts with the Brewers. He continues to serve up too many homers — 10 in just 57 1/3 IP innings with Milwaukee — and has vaguely league-average numbers in most categories. Meanwhile, today's starter, Sean Manaea, is 12-6 with a 3.47 ERA. Hitters bat just .202 with a .618 OPS against the veteran lefty, but he struggled in his last outing of the season against — you guessed it — Milwaukee.
There's something to be said about momentum heading into the playoffs as we saw what happened with Detroit and New York yesterday, so we are going to back the Mets once more to get the job done. Sean Manaea has been lights out this season and right now the Mets bats are as hot as any right now. Frankie Montas has had plenty of issues down the stretch, giving up 12 earned runs, six home runs, and seven walks. I'll take the Mets here to complete the sweep.
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